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Ryan Merrifield

Unruly child 'throws luggage' and wreaks havoc at busy airport baggage carousel

An unruly child was filmed running along an airport conveyor belt and throwing luggage to the ground - before police were called.

The young boy's mum can be seen in the clip telling him to get down as passengers watch on in disbelief after landing at Melbourne Airport in Australia.

She shouts: "Get off now!"

And then: "Get off there now or I'll come get you."

The boy responds: "No you won't."

During the clip, he also grabs someone's suitcase and hurls it off the belt.

An airport staff member then used the speaker system to call for the boy's parents to get him to behave.

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The boy's mum shouted at him to get off but he refused (tiktok/tucker.stewarrt)
The boy is said to have thrown some luggage to the ground (tiktok/tucker.stewarrt)

They said: "Hi everyone, can the parents please control that child that's going around on the carousel at carousel number 4.

"We have security and the police coming to talk with you.

"Please get your child off the carousel, thank you."

On hearing the police were coming, the boy then jumped off the belt and ran back to his mum.

While many commenters on TikTok expressed shock at the boy's behaviour, others praised the staff member for how she handled the situation.

The incident happened at the airport's carousel 4 (JAMES ROSS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

One said: "Lady on the PA must be a mum.. she saw what she needed to. Kid got off at the mention of the police."

A spokesperson for Melbourne Airport told the Daily Mail the safety of both passengers and staff are of the utmost importance.

"The safety of passengers and staff is paramount," the spokesperson said.

"Anyone climbing onto baggage carousels risks causing themselves serious injury."

The Mirror has contacted the airport for further comment.

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